Wagon



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. O. W. ROBINSON.

WAGON. No. 501,165.

Patented July 11., 1893.

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0. W. ROBINSON. WAGON.

No. 501,165.v Pawntewuly 11, 1893;, Y

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W.'ROBINSON, OF REED CITY, MICHIGAN.

WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 501,165, dated July 11,1893.

Application tiled March 7, 1893. Serial No. 464,956. (No model.)

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Reed City, in the county of Osceola and State -of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction ofWagons; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the gures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in theconstruction of wagons, and it especially consists in a new and improvedmeans of connectingthe pole to the forward axle thereof, whereby thestrain is directly communicated to the king-bolt, and to certain new anduseful improvements in fifth wheels therefor, which from'its peculiarshape is adapted to receive and support thev forward end of the reachand the bolster.

My invention also consists in thedetails of construction and thearrangement and conibination of the several parts of which the wagon iscomposed, whereby a device ismade which is cheap and simple inconstruction and efficient and convenient in use, as will be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which corresponding parts aredesignated by corresponding marks of reference: Figure 1 is a side viewof a wagon constructed in accordance with my invention, the wheelsthereof being removed for the purpose of better illustration thereof.Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view of the upper half of the fifthwheel. Fig. 3 is a partial longitudinal vertical section on the line X-Xof Fig. 4, the front axle of the wagon and parts adjacent thereto beingalone shown. Fig. 4 is a front view of awagon constructed according tomy invention. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 6 is adiametrical section taken through a wheel constructed as shown in Fig. 5and mounted on the axle.

The forward axle 1 and the rear axle 2 have secured on their ends theskeins 3, the skeins of the forward axle projecting suciently far towardthe center thereof to permit the passage therethrough of bolts 4, whichpass vertically through the forward axle, the upper end also passingthrough the ears 5, formed on the lower half 5fL of the fifth wheel,which has shoulders 7 upon its lower side at such a distance apart as toform a channel for the reception of the top of the forward axle. Theupper half 8 of the fifth wheel has transverse and longitudinalshoulders 9 and 10, respectively thereon, forming transverse andlongitudinal grooves, which cross each other at the centers thereof andat the center of the fifth wheel. The bolster 11 has the central portionof its lower part contained in the transverse groove thus form ed, theupper half of the fifth Wheel being secured to the bolster by means ofbolts or screws 12, which pass through the ears 13 on the former andtake into the thickness of the latter. end of the reach is containedwithin the longitudinal groove thus formed on the upper half of thefifthwheel, passing entirely through the bolster and supported in frontthereof and prevented from splitting by the shoulders forming the frontend of the said longitudinal groove, thus obviating the necessity ofextensions on the fifth Wheel to receive the said reach, and of boltsother than the king bolt, for securing it in place as have been used inpreviousconstructions. bolt 14 passes through the center of the bolster,through the reach, through the two halves of the iifth wheel, andthrough the rear axle. The rear end of the reach 14a passes through therear axle, or through a suitable clip 14b secured on the said axle, andbelow the bolster 15, mounted thereon. Hounds 16, formed of a suitablemetallic rod, are secured to the opposite ends of the rear axle, theattaching bolts or pins 17 therefor,

` passing through the rear axle andthe bolster 15 thereon, while thecentral part of the rod has an eye 16a formed therein, through which,and through any one of the series of perforations 18, formed in the rearend of the'reach, a locking pin 19 is adapted to be inserted to preventthe separation'of the front and rear axle.

A double eyepiece 2O is inserted in the front of the forward axle, therear eye therein being in alignment with the vertical The forward Theking- IOO the king bolt passes,pwhereby the said bolt will pass throughthe rear eyeof the said piece, and the forward eye b thereof beingadapted to receive the hook 21 on the rear end of the pole 22, the saidpole also having rearwardly ilared arms 23 secured thereto, which areprovidedwith hooks 24 to engage eyes 23, cast on the skeins of theforward axle, which hooks open downwardly as does..

the hook 2l on the rear end of the pole, whereby the pole may be removedand disconnected from the forwardaxleby removing the kingbolt andturning the upper portion of the axle reach, through the` forwardendofywhichthe saidjbolt. also passes, and f relievingthe forward axle ofmuch ofthe strain that has heretofore beenplaced upon it.

The wheelSO of the wagon, Iby preference, turn out of a singlevpieceoflwood of a sufficientdiameter, leaving arcentral boss` 3l oneach side thereof, through the center of which passes` the central :hole32 `to receive the-axlebox,32. InA orderto strengthen awheel soconstructed I'shrink on theouter cndsof each ofthe bosses thereon, aniron collar 33, which also serves. as an armor for thehub so formed,andtas a sand band, while an iron tire. 34;` is shrunk` around' theperiphery. of the. wheel. By` `this construction itwill` be seen that Vawheel, the .peripheryof which is-.of any de, sircd width maybeconstructed of anydesired thickness at its center-to receive a boxof anylength that may be desired, in order te form an efficient. bearing forthe wheel, the. said construction also admittingthe shrinking of thebands on the bosses-.on each .side of'the wheel so'formed.

In `order to prevent the strain `of the coupling, which wouldotherwisecome upon the upperend of the king bolt, from tendingto turnover theforward axle, Isecure a brace 25 to the lower side of the reachand-projecting downwardly and forwardly therefrom to below` thecenterlof` the axle, where it `basan eye 26 which receives. the lowerendgof the king` bolt. It willbenoticed that the king bolt passesthrough` the eye piece midway between` the points atwhich it passesthrough the reach and brace..thereon,whereby the.

above described result isV more perfectly` ob.- tained.

It will be obvious that a wagon constructed ashereinbefore described maybe made Vof greatstrength, and that the axles maybe madeof greatidepth,and that-theaxleslare not weakened by a A great n umber of apertures itherein, the onlyapertures provided being` the verticalholesin theforwardaxle to receive the king-bolt, and the intersecting holetherein.V toreceive theeye-piece20, and the necessary apertures toreceive the vertical securing bolts in bothaxles. A

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a wagon, the combination with the forward axle thereof, having avertical hole there- "in to receive the king bolt; of a piece insertedin the said axle and projecting forwardly therefrgnn, the saidpiecehaving an eye in its ,rear end in alignment with the said verticalholein the said axle.- and having an eye in the projecting part thereof,and a pole, having a downwardlylopening, hook` in .itsfrear `end1adaptedto engagethe eyefinitheprojecting end offthle said, piece,substantially` las. described: 2. In a wagon,thecombinationwith theforyward axle thereof,^and iwith abolster mounted thereon, the saidbolsterand axle having a verticaLhole therein, ofa fifth wheelconsisting of two castings, oneof the said castings `bein g securedtothe .top of thesaidiaxle, and the `opposite casting`havinglongitudinaland transverse groovesformed in. itsy i upperlsurface, the said` transverse groove receiving the base of the saidbolstergameach having its forward endz contained in the. longitudinalgroove .in thetsaidfifth wheelandfextending Vtherein through landinfront of the saidfbolster; andaking boltcontained in'the verti- 'calhole in the isaidaxle and lbolsterand passing through the saidfiftlrwheel and-.thesaid reach, substantially asdescribed;Y

3. Asanewandiinprovedfarticleinmanufacture, the herei-nbefore .describedone-half iof aifthwheel, consisting of asuitablecastfing, havingshoulders, upon. its ttop, forming l'transverse andi longitudinalgrooves, which "intersect each other atftheircenters. and: at lrthecenter off thesaid fifth wheel, whichtis apertured at thesaid centertfor`theipassageof ja king bolt, substantially. astdescribed.

` 4. In awagomtlre combinationwiththefor- Iward axle thereof, and`aibolster mounted .on the said axle, the said bolsterand axle` having aLvertical `hole therein to receive aking bolt,` of apieceinsertedin thesaid axle and projecting forwardly therefrom, the saidpiece fhavinganeyein tsrear end, in 4alignment; with` the said Vertical hole inithe saidaxle;

laii'fth-.wheel consisting ofz two castings, one

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front and rear axle's, of bolsters mounted onthe said axles, a reach, afifth wheel, consist-gy ing of two castings, one of the said castingshavingshoulders upon its top forming Atransverse and longitudinalgrooves, which intersecteach other at ltheir centers, and at the centerof the said fifth wheel, the said transverse groove receiving the saidbolster and the longitudinal groove receiving the forward end of thesaid reach, the opposite casting being secured on theupper surface oftheforward axle, a kingbolt passing through the said bolster, axle, reach,and through the center of the said fifth wheel, Tand a` metallic rod,having an eye formed in its center to lock the said reachandrboltspassing through the opposite ends and through .the rear axles andbolsterfthereon, substantially asdescribed.-

6. In a wagon, the combination `withthe front and rearaxles thereof; ofbolsters and wheels mounted on the said axles, the former projectingover the latter, the forward axle and bolster having verticalalignedholes therein, of apiece inserted in the said forward axle, andprojecting forwardly therefrom and having eyes .in its opposite ends,the rear eyel therein being in alignment with the said .hole inthesaidzaxle; of skeins mounted on the ends of the said front axle andhaving eyes cast thereon; a pole having a downwardly opening .hook onits rear-end adapted to engage the forward .eye on the said piece, and

transverse andflongitudinal grooves, which intersect each other at theircenters, and at the center of the said fifth wheel, the said Vtransversegroove receiving the said forward bolster, the opposite casting beingsecured on the upper surface ofthe front axle, a king bolt passingthrough the said front axle, bol# ster mounted thereon, and through thecenter of the said fifth wheel, a metallic rod having an' eye formed inits center, boltspassing through `the opposite endsof the said rods,k

and through the rear: axleand bolster thereon,anda,reach, having itsforward end con- E tained in the longitudinal groove in the said v,fifth -wheel,1and adapted to besecured tothe said eye in the said rod,and having adownv wardly projecting apertured brace :thereon adapted toreceive thelowerendof the said king bolt,- substantially asdescribed.

" In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.Y 1

